All Obituaries

Pete Moskos, 70 of Canal Fulton, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Per his wishes cremation has taken place and no services will be held.

Jerry Dana Cuthbert, 83 of Canal Fulton died Saturday, May 5, 2018. Jerry was born July 10, 1934 in Chicago, IL to the late Dr. Florian and Margaret (Roos) Cuthbert. He served in the U S Air Force and had worked at the BP (Formerly SOHIO) in Canal Fulton, Chapel Hil Community in Canal Fulton and Sears in Canton. He was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Canal Fulton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Andree Marcelle Cuthbert, December 16, 2017 and his...

Lorna J. (Uplinger) Kreitz, 88, formerly of Green passed away Saturday, May 12, 2018. Lorna was born March 13, 1930 in Greensburg to the late Robert and Mabel Uplinger, had been a life resident of the Green area and was a volunteer cook at the Haven of Rest. Besides her parents, Lorna was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Raymond A. Kreitz; sons, Ronald E. and Alfred "Sonny" Kreitz and is survived by her son, William Kreitz; daughter, Kathy Burns; six grandchildren,...

Margaret Rosemary Smith Daughter, wife, and beloved mother Margaret R. Smith, 59 of Canal Fulton, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018. Margaret, daughter of Joan and Robert Lance was a strong willed woman with a love for antiquing and spending time with her family. Her love for animals showed while taking care of her two puggles, Coco and Sophie. She was loved by many and will be missed dearly. She is survived by her husband of 29 years David Smith, 3...

Patrick H. Maxwell, Jr., 73 of Canal Fulton, passed away Sunday May 6, 2018. Pat was born May 4, 1945 in Gladwin, Michigan to the late Patrick H. and Marcella (Bailey) Maxwell. He was a truck driver for Yellow Freight for 22 years and a member of the Teamsters. He loved Blue Grass music, NASCAR, truck pulling and reading the Bible. In addition to his parents,  Pat was preceded in death by his son, Patrick H. Maxwell, III and brother, Leon Maxwell. He is survived by his wife of...

Graydon W. Harman, 74, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at Chapel Hill Community. Born on April 5, 1944 in Akron to the late Graydon and Nearine (Wilde) Harman, he had been a resident of the Coventry/Portage Lakes area all of his life. Graydon enjoyed building computers, fishing, was a life time Browns fan and served 6 years in the Army Reserves. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by wife, Constance (Slough) Harman. Graydon is survived by...

George Clifford "Cliff" Smith, 96, passed away April 28, 2018. Born September 23, 1921, Cliff was preceded in death by his parents Elmer and Ora Smith; brother, Ralph P. Smith; wife Stella M. Smith; son, Kenneth E. Smith and grandson, Andrew D. Richardson. Cliff leaves behind son, Ralph P. Smith; daughter, Marjorie A. (Smith) Richardson; 7 grandchildren: Angela, Amanda, Aaron and Jude Smith, Jeff Richardson and Natalie; 7 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great grandchild and...

Earl "Skip" Stoughton, 99 of Canal Fulton, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018 at Chapel Hill Community. Born in Roanoke, VA on October 12, 1918, he spent most of his life in the Akron, Canton and Canal Fulton area. Skip worked as a machinist, bus and auto mechanic, owned and operated Stoughton and Son Gulf service station for 15 years and retired in 1980 from the parts department of Parkers Plymouth and Chrysler Motors in Canal Fulton. He was also a member of the Canal Fulton...

William Patrick Lawler, 90 of Manchester, passed away Friday, April 20, 2018 at Rose Lane Health Center. Born on August 3, 1927 in Akron to the late John and Bertha (Keenan) Lawler he had been a life resident of the Akron/Manchester area, graduated from Manchester High School and was a proud Army veteran having served in WWII. William worked for O'Neils, Stow Fire Dept. and was a retired truck driver for Yellow Freight. William was a member of the Canal Fulton VFW 9795, Stow VFW 4738,...

Cheryl Mae Gross, 81 of Barberton went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, April 19, 2018. Cheryl was born March 19, 1937 in Massillon and was a long time resident of Barberton. She devoted most of her life to caring for others and was a member of Columbia United Church of Christ, Barberton. Preceded in death by her parents Doyle Merriman and Nellie (Brewer) Schwiger, her husband, Rodney Gross and son-in-law, Robert Gilbert. She is survived by her children,...